January, 2009
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, Jan. 27
Written by Darci Palmquist | January 27th, 2009
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The outlook for emperor penguins is grim, but mountain gorillas in the Congo could be making a comeback… read on for this morning’s enviro-news from cyberspace. Penguin Death March? New research says emperor penguins could be 95 percent extinct by 2100 if Antarctic ice continues to melt. C’mon people, we need to save the penguins! Your [...]
Saving the Last Great Places Won’t Save Us from Climate Change
Written by Megan Sheehan | January 26th, 2009
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When I was a kid, I dreamed of working for The Nature Conservancy because I thought that their method of conserving nature was ingeniously simple: Buy and set aside land so that it can’t be developed and so all the cute furry animals have a place to live. Of course, the Conservancy’s methods of conservation [...]
Here, Fishy Fishy Fishy
Written by Barry Rice |
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Maybe it’s because I actually bought the Billy Idol Christmas Album. Or maybe it’s because my street skates have wheels about 7” in diameter. But I’ve got a reputation for being fascinated by the absurd. That may explain why, within the last week, three (count ‘em, three) associates have notified me about PETA’s sea kitten [...]
Cool Green Morning: Monday, Jan. 26
Written by Robert Lalasz |
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The first full week of the Obama administration begins with some potential changes to auto-emissions standards. Read on for all the interesting green stuff online this morning: Car Talk: President Obama takes a big step toward tougher auto fuel-economy standards — by reconsidering a waiver requested by 14 states that would allow them to set [...]
Cool Green Morning: Friday, Jan. 23
Written by Robert Lalasz | January 23rd, 2009
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Some days, it’s all dewy and green on the Internet. But from black clouds to lost salmon to dying trees…read below to find out why today is not one of those days: A Moment of Silence, Please: Tree mortality has doubled in the Pacific Northwest of the United States — in just 17 years. Unbelievable: [...]
What is Success in Conservation?
Written by Erik Meijaard | January 22nd, 2009
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Erik wonders how we measure our progress in a field as difficult and complex as conservation. It is not always clear where failure stops and successes start.
Five Conservation Priorities for the Obama Administration
Written by Megan Sheehan |
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“Pomp and Circumstance” has been played, celebratory meals have been had, and President Obama and the First Lady have danced and mingled. Now it’s time to get down to business. President Obama, in the first few lines of his inaugural speech, said: That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. …and [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, Jan. 22
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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While you’re drinking your morning OJ, check out our daily round-up of eco-news from the blogosphere. And be sure to note the new findings about OJ… Green Light: Could California get the go-ahead on tough new emissions standards under the Obama administration? Grist, Earth2Tech and Environmental Capital discuss the issue. Eco-Generosity: It’s the trend in 2009 [...]
Can Nature’s Value Alone Save Nature?
Written by Peter Kareiva | January 21st, 2009
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You cannot read about conservation these days and not notice the astonishing zeal for ecosystem services as a new conservation strategy. (The February 2009 special issue of the Ecological Society of America’s journal Frontiers of Ecology and the Environment is a good case in point, although it’s not online yet.) The idea behind ecosystem services [...]
January 20, 2009
Written by Chrissy Schwinn |
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Working on climate change day in and day out, I will say there are some days that it can get pretty depressing. But today is not one of those days. Today I am filled with hope that January 20, 2009 will prove to be a turning point for the climate and the environment because we [...]
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